SB Nation Kansas City - Kansas easily handles Belmont, 89-60https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2012-12-16T13:20:00-06:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/35374772012-12-16T13:20:00-06:002012-12-16T13:20:00-06:00Photos: Kansas dominates Belmont
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<p>Here's a look in pictures at the Jayhawks 29-point win.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-jayhawks/2012/12/16/3773448/photos-kansas-jayhawks-belmont-bruins-basketballMatt Conner2012-12-16T12:55:53-06:002012-12-16T12:55:53-06:00Kansas cruises past Belmont
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<p>The Jayhawks had no problem with the mid-major school.</p> <p> </p>
<p>The No. 9 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kansas-jayhawks" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas Jayhawks</a> earned a big lead early against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/belmont-bruins" class="sbn-auto-link">Belmont Bruins</a> and cruised to a 89-60 victory at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. to improve to 8-1 overall.</p>
<p>Kansas allowed just five points in the first 6:30 of the game as they jumped out to a 16-5 lead. The Jayhawks never looked back and increased the lead to as many as 41 points in the second half as four players tallied double-digit points in the rout. Leading the way for the Jayhawks were freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145556/ben-mclemore" class="sbn-auto-link">Ben McLemore</a>, freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/174417/andrew-white-iii" class="sbn-auto-link">Andrew White III</a> and senior <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52450/travis-releford" class="sbn-auto-link">Travis Releford</a>, each of whom finished with 17 points for Kansas.</p>
<p>From beyond the arc Belmont struggled mightily, hitting just 8-of-38 3-point attempts. The Bruins' leading scorer entering the game, Ian Clark, managed just five points, while turning the ball over four times.</p>
<p>Following the victory, the Jayhawks will have three days off before a home game on Tuesday against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/richmond-spiders" class="sbn-auto-link">Richmond Spiders</a>. Belmont will look to bounce back on Wednesday with a home game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/south-dakota-st-jackrabbits">South Dakota State Jackrabbits</a>.</p>
<p><i>This story originally appeared at </i><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2012/12/15/3771556/belmont-kansas-final-score">SB Nation</a><i>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-jayhawks/2012/12/16/3773368/kansas-cruises-past-belmont-89-60SB Nation College News2012-12-15T13:19:42-06:002012-12-15T13:19:42-06:00Kansas prepares for mid-major Belmont
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<p>The mid-majors have been a thorn in the Jayhawks' side in the past so they are preparing for Belmont with that thought in mind. </p> <p>It isn't the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but this matchup makes for one of those upsets that nobody calls but everyone enjoys when tournament time comes around as the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kansas-jayhawks" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas Jayhawks</a> prepare to host the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/belmont-bruins" class="sbn-auto-link">Belmont Bruins</a> on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Kansas head coach Bill Self has felt the bite of the mid-majors over the years as the only non-conference home games the team has lost in the past 10 seasons all came at the hands of mid-majors. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/richmond-spiders" class="sbn-auto-link">Richmond Spiders</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/nevada-wolf-pack" class="sbn-auto-link">Nevada Wolf Pack</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/oral-roberts-golden-eagles" class="sbn-auto-link">Oral Roberts Golden Eagles</a> all took down the Jayhawks.</p>
<p>Belmont is a team with the capability to add another name to the list and Self told <a href="http://www2.kusports.com/news/2012/dec/15/self-jayhawks-theres-nothing-middling-about-mid-ma" target="_blank">KUSports.com</a> is well-aware of this fact:</p>
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<p>"I'm telling you, they could beat us. If Belmont played in our league, they'd have success. They would."</p>
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<p>Belmont has already beaten Stanford this season and come into the game with a tidy 7-2 record while the Jayhawks sit at 7-1. The Jayhawks will have to prevent Belmont from getting hot from behind the three-point line as they shoot 42.1 percent from three including senior guard Ian Clark's insane 55.9 percent clip. Clark is the team's leading scorer at 18.9 points per game.</p>
<p>Belmont is not a team to look over and the two teams know they are in for a good game:</p>
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<p>"They're kind of unique, in that, like a lot of schools that aren't from BCS conferences, you can't go out and get four big guys. So they play threes at the four and twos at the three."</p>
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<p>The game starts at 6 p.m. CT at Allen Fieldhouse.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-jayhawks/2012/12/15/3770572/belmont-vs-kansas-basketballRonald Clark2012-12-15T07:00:20-06:002012-12-15T07:00:20-06:00After a week off, Kansas faces Belmont
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<p>Coming off a blowout win over Colorado, Kansas will play Belmont on Dec. 15.</p> <p>Few teams have given Kansas any problems since a narrow loss to Michigan State back in November. The Jayhawks will try to dispatch of Belmont with that same ease.</p>
<p>Riding a six-game winning streak, No. 9 Kansas will play the Bruins on Dec. 15, after a week off following its blowout victory over Colorado. The non-conference game will be another chance for the Jayhawks to boost their record and sharpen their skills in the weeks leading up to a huge matchup with No. 7 Ohio State on Dec. 22.</p>
<p>Since that game against Michigan State, which Kansas lost, 67-64, the Jayhawks haven't gotten much of a challenge. During the six-game win streak, Kansas has won all but one of its games by double digits, including the most recent pounding of Colorado, 90-54. Only Oregon State, which lost by just six points, has kept it close against the Jayhawks.</p>
<p>Belmont, which will play Middle Tennessee State on Dec. 13 before coming to Lawrence, started the season hot at 4-0 but has hit a rough patch lately. The Bruins had lost two of their last three, falling to Northeastern and VCU, before crushing Lipscomb University, 100-66. Belmont's Ian Clark nailed seven three-pointers en route to 30 points in the win; he's the Bruins' leading scorer with 19.4 points per game.</p>
<p>Tipoff for Saturday's game will be at 7 pm ET.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-jayhawks/2012/12/15/3761238/kansas-vs-belmont-previewJonTayler